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Western Digital Scorpio Blue 320GB SATA 8MB Cache 2.5 inch Internal Hard Drive OEM - Sony Playstation PS3 Compatible

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I used this drive for my Macbook and I have to say -so far- has proven to be very good.Because I fitted it into a Mac I needed to format the drive using Apple's disk utility before my computer could recognize the drive.
The drive is very quite and is much better than anything else that I have used.
For the money it is super value and a lot cheaper than buying an equivalent from APPLE.

Works like a dream, I just cant Sony are making such an issue of selling the different versions of the ps3, especially the limited edition 160gb version.
Buy the cheapest and get this upgrade is my advice!!

Words of warning though!! get the correct screwdriver before you start(I have the draper expert number 1), the screws are insanely tight and are made of some of the softest materials man can buy!
Have a read up on Sonys site they have a forum and dozens of people have wrecked the screws! http://uk.playstation.com/ps3/

Use an external drive and backup everything in system settings, makes the whole process easier, saves you having to install every game again.

You may also need the newest update on a memorystick, currently version 2.53, needs to be in "PS3/UPDATE" (in caps) on the stick otherwise it wont see it, full instructions are on the sony site also!
I also checked out some upgrade videos on youtube, search "ps3 upgrade" easy.

Hope this helped. I'm over the moon with my system now, runs cooler than before and have started copying over all of media!

I bought this as an upgrade for my macbook and I have no complaints at all. It runs as quietly and as quickly as my old hard drive and I've had no problems with it whatsoever. Thoroughly recommended!

Great upgrade, i now have all my (very large) music collection on my PS3, as well as all my photo collection and i don't have to worry about deleting trailers and demos to free up space. fantastic.
just be careful with those screws if you're removing/refitting into the PS3. don't even THINK about starting til you have the correct size screwdriver, as you'll just chew the heads up!!!

Ok let's get one thing straight, you will NOT have a HD with 320GB of space, once I had it in place it stated 269GB, not a problem, loads of space. Now that is out of the way I shall proceed.

This is a great little drive, easy to install. I'm not a techincal savvy kind of guy but I'm able to try most things and after reading reviews about the difficulty involved with the screws I was a little wary of changing the drive on my PS3 but with only 40GB drive filled to capacity I had to attempt it and with a little trepidation I jumped in.

I backed up all my data on to an external 500GB drive, took about an hour.

I then unplugged all connections and then removed the black panel and there before me was the infamous blue screw..... I have a small tool set which has those small screwdrivers but also has the interchangeable head set type as well. It's one of those cheap kits and I used the phillips head. The Blue Screw came out with no problem at all. I then slid the drive sideways a bit and pulled it out.

Now to remove the drive from the casing, this is where so many people have had problems with the screws. Not a problem as long as firm pressure maintained and an audible crack signals that the screw is free and can be unscrewed easily, do this for each of the 4 screws. Remove the old drive and it can be used for a backup source if you get a case for it.

Carefully I placed the new drive in to the housing, reattached the screws, back into PS3, Blue screw replaced, black panel back on, reconnect leads and powered up. Prompt to format drive, took a few minutes, reconnected external backup drive and restored the information. That took about an hour and now I have a PS3 which has more storage space than my laptop!!!

No problems at all. But now I have had it in a month and have noticed that the cooling fan does come into play a lot more, not sure if this is because of the new drive, a minor annoyance but when you're playing COD at 2 am and have the sound turned down it can grate a bit.

There are a number of tutorial videos on the web that show you how to do this and the cheap tool kit is available here on Amazon.

Remember that even though it is a 320GB drive it will not actually state that when you check capacity on PS3 menu, see other reviews for the reasons for this.

I have also bought this harddrive I have had it now for about 6 months now and have put it in my PS3. The hard drive itself seems to work well i have no complaints anyway works fine with a ps3 for anyone that is looking for a HDD replacement. I feel that theres not alot i can say about a HDD apart from it works well.

Reliable, acceptably fast.

Trouble is the seek noise. When accessing files theres a constant gritty metallic sound which would be quiet for a desktop hard drive, but in a laptop without any other sounds to drown it out its plain irritating and feels antiquated.

Idle noise is good.

Many reckon its quiet but I've had 2 scorpios and both were loud.

My new seagate 320GB 7200.3 is nearly silent when seeking (but the idle noise is slightly louder as it spins quicker), much quicker, and only £10 more.

fitted very easy use small phillips screw driver to prevent damage to screw heads
only issue on turning ps3 back on it did not automatically format it it stated that it could not start and needed software update 2.6
if this hapens to you use a usb stick and create a folder called PS3 then in the PS3 folder create another called UPDATE then go to ps3 website and download update into the UPDATE folder. now place this in usb port and follow instructions
i had to do this method becuase of my model number but still well worth it and now as become a film libary and musuic center do not forget the folders have to be in caps
hope this helps

100GBs was getting a bit tight for my MacBook Pro 15.4" so I decided to go for this Western Digital 5400 rpm 320GB HDD. Installing was a little fiddly (I recommend other MacBook pro owners look on the internet for a good installation guide) and will void warranty if still valid (in which case you need to get a certified Apple Engineer to do it). But after installation I am very happy - lots of space (about 298GB actual disk space), very fast and incredibly quiet - it makes the original Seagate drive seem quite antiquated. I highly recommend it.

Bought one of these to upgrade a 40GB PS3 (the older, fatter unit.)
No problems at all. The old drive comes out easily. You have to prise off the cover, undo a screw, slide the caddy sideways and remove the old drive from the caddy. (Having previously run the back up utility onto a suitable USB drive and done a sync with PlayStation online for each user account.) Pop the new drive into the caddy, slide it back in and push sideways, replace the fixing screw and cover. Switch the PS3 back on, and it rebuilds its operating system automatically. Go back to the backup utility and restore your data. Then sync with Playstation online to recover your trophies, and Robert's your mother's brother.
There has been no evidence of any of the jitter or lag that some other users have experienced. Remember to buy a 2.5" caddy chassis to mount the old hard drive in and you've got a nearly free portable drive as well.